Stephens Named C-USA Sixth Player of the Year

Stephens Named C-USA Sixth Player of the Year

Contact: Geoff Wiswell

3/2/2005

Junior Center Anne Stephens

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- University of Cincinnati junior Anne Stephens was named Conference USA Sixth Player of the Year when the league announced its women?s basketball postseason awards on Wednesday.

Stephens leads the Bearcats in scoring overall (12.1 ppg) and in C-USA games (12.6) and is second in rebounding. She scored in double-figures in 10 of 14 league games, all as a reserve. Stephens ranks third in C-USA in field goal percentage (.519) and sixth in blocks (.92 bpg). She has recorded three double-doubles this season and carded three blocks four times.

Stephens? season highlight came at Memphis, where she scored a career-high 24 points on 10-of-14 shooting with nine rebounds in UC?s win. She currently is second in UC history in career field goal percentage (.523) and ninth in career blocks (45). She is the first Bearcat to earn Sixth Player of the Year honors.

TCU?s Sandora Irvin was named Player of the Year and DePaul?s Doug Bruno and Allie Quigley earned Coach of the Year and Freshman of the Year, respectively.

The Bearcats open play in the 2005 Pepsi Conference USA Tournament on Thursday, March 2 when they take on host Charlotte at 6 p.m. ET in Halton Arena.

2005 CONFERENCE USA WOMEN?S BASKETBALL AWARD WINNERS

All-Conference
First Team
Jazz Covington, Louisville F 6-2 So. Adel, Ga./Cook
Jessica Dickson, USF F 5-11 So. Ocala, Fla./Vanguard
Sandora Irvin, TCU F 6-3 Sr. Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./Ft. Lauderdale
Sancho Lyttle, Houston F/C 6-4 Sr. St. Vincent, British West Indies/Clarendon JC
Khara Smith, DePaul F 6-2 Jr. Hillside, Ill./Proviso West

Second Team
Sakellie Daniels, Charlotte G 5-7 Jr. Raeford, N.C./Hoke County
Jenni Dant, DePaul G 5-10 Sr. Lincolnshire, Ill./Stevenson
Jennifer Jackson, East Carolina G/F 5-9 Sr. Farmville, Va./Prince Edwards
Carolyn Kieger, Marquette G 5-6 Jr. Roseville, Minn./Roseville
Christina Quaye, Marquette F 6-2 So. Chicago, Ill./Regina Dominican

Third Team
Victoria Crawford, Memphis F 5-10 Sr. Birmingham, Ala./Woodlawn
Natasha Lacy, TCU G 5-10 So. El Paso, Texas/Montwood
Lakethia Hampton, Tulane F 6-0 Sr. New Orleans, La./John McDonogh
Joann Overstreet, Houston G 5-5 Sr. Killeen, Texas/Midland JC
Allie Quigley, DePaul G 5-11 Fr. Joliet, Ill./Joliet Catholic

All-Freshman Team
Allie Quigley, DePaul G 5-11 Fr. Joliet, Ill./Joliet Catholic
Mia Johnson, Saint Louis G 5-9 Fr. Minneapolis, Minn./North
Yuliya Tokova, Louisville F 6-1 Fr. Burdichev, Ukraine
Shannon Stueber, Southern Miss F 5-11 Fr. The Colony, Texas/The Colony
Erin Carney, DePaul F 5-11 Fr. Flint, Mich./Traverse City St. Francis

Coach of the Year
Doug Bruno, DePaul

Player of the Year
Sandora Irvin, TCU

Freshman of the Year
Allie Quigley, DePaul

Defensive Player of the Year
Sandora Irvin, TCU

Sixth Player of the Year
Anne Stephens, Cincinnati